Each week, we scour the internet for all things indie MMO-related, so you don’t have to. This week, Defiance is resurrected from the grave, The Quinfall enters The Cursed Realms, and Erenshor takes MMOs into the realm of solo play. Plenty of other stuff is also going on, so let’s quit wasting time and get started with this week’s Indie MMO Spotlight.
BitCraft
If you missed it on Thursday, you can check out BitCraft’s Conflict and Combat Blog Livestream Q&A on Twitch.
Broken Ranks
While kids everywhere will be hunting Easter eggs, Broken Ranks will be holding their Bunny Marathon 2025, April 18-25, where players will be hunting giant, bloodthirsty rabbits to earn prizes, including a new helmet skin called Lamentations.
Defiance
Arkhunters around the world – or at least anyone with access to the NA servers – celebrated as Defiance re-launched on Friday. Bringing the Sci-Fi themed MMO out of retirement, developer Fawkes posted a new trailer video comprised completely of in-game footage to remind players what they have been missing, while one of our writers poses the question, “Can old guns still blaze in a new age?”
Elethor
Update v45 will drop on Monday, April 21st. The update adds the Augment system, giving players a new way to diversify their build. The first batch will contain 15 augments, with more to come later.
Erenshor
Erenshor is now out in Steam Early Access. If you are intrigued about Erenshor and want to learn more, check out the AMA that popped up on reddit this week were burge4150, the lone developer, answers all types of questions about the MMORPG sim. You can also download a demo on Steam, where it has a Very Positive review, or pick up the entire game for 10% off through April 21st.
Eternal Tombs
The devs have been quiet for the last few months, but a new dev video will catch you up on all that has been going on behind the scenes.
Fractured Online
Staying true to their word that we would be getting more frequent development updates from the new team, you can find the weekly QnA video that posted this week below.
Once Human
A new dev blog posted this week delves into the MMO’s lighting system.
Palia
A new trailer surfaced this week, announcing that Palia would be launching on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S alongside the Elderwood expansion on May 13th.
Project F4E
With the latest playtest over, players will get their next chance to play Project F4E during the Vaultbreakers June Playtest, which is targeted to start on June 26th
Prosperous Universe
Development Log #478 outlines Michi’s work on fixing a performance issue within the commodity exchange.
The Quinfall
The Cursed Realms update is live! You can check out the changelog on The Quinfall’s Steam page.
Reign of Guilds
Hotfix patch 0.95.222 dropped this week. The patch fixed a client crash bug and also included a rebalance of stamina, movement speed, and magic and ammo speed.
Villagers & Heroes
V&H celebrated its 11th birthday on Steam Thursday. Anyone who logged in received a nice little present.
Wild Terra 2: New Lands
Update 2.3.386 dropped this week, adding the Easter Event, which includes Mr. Bunny’s Quests.
